Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Do you expect to attend many balls, if I may ask?' and I said, 'Yes, when I am rich and famous.' and Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Yes, when the moon is made of green cheese.

L.m. Montgomery
Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Do you expect to attend many balls,...
Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Do you expect to attend many balls,...
Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Do you expect to attend many balls,...
Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Do you expect to attend many balls,...
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Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Do you expect to attend many balls, if I may ask?' and I said, 'Yes, when I am rich and famous.' and Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Yes, when the moon is made of green cheese.' -"Aunt Elizabeth" is a nickname for "Mrs. Jane Austen," whom William Shakespeare called "the best of living novelists." In this quote, Austen's niece Susan Warner makes a veiled reference to her aunt's fictional character Mrs. Elton. In Pride and Prejudice , Mrs.

Elton says that she expects to attend many balls when she is rich and famous. This quote means that you should not spend time worrying about things that are out of your control, such as how much money you have or whether you will marry a particular man.

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